This week we are going to experimenting a little on both Wix
and Yola site builder. After playing around with both of them this is the
result that I come out with~
Characteristic
|
Yola
|
Wix
|
Year
|
2007
|
2007
|
Bandwidth
|
Unlimited
|
500
|
Storage
|
1GB
|
500
MB
|
FTP
|
No
|
No
|
Do they provide free templates?
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Pages provided in free version
|
3
pages
|
More
than 9 pages
|
Drag and drop technology
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Widget
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Flash-based
|
No
|
Yes
|
Ease of use (designing phase)
|
You
can have your website up in a matter of minute (if you just use the provided
template with only little editing in the infomation). The layout is quite simple and you did
not need much if you are operating a small business.
|
It
might take time to design (if you want to personalize it), however the satisfaction is guarantee as you will
get a fabulous professional looking website. But there is also an option of using the provided templete, and it is not any inferior.
|
Suitability
|
Suitable
for people who are not quite computer efficacy and possibly running a small
business
|
Suitable
for photographer, designer, musician, restaurant and hospitality website
|
Photo editor
|
Yes.
But you have to go through the list before you find place to edit it (under
the link ‘Edit with Aviary’
|
Yes.
The photo editor are much extensive compare to Yola
|
Help and support
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
The vibe from the site
|
Simple
and professional website
|
Funky,
glamorous and beautiful website
|
Page transaction
|
Static
|
Interactive
|
WYSIWYG
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Editing using HTML and CSS code
|
Yes
|
No
|
Type of websites provided
|
HTML-based
|
HTML5-based
Flash-based
|
Editing the provided template
|
Quite
frustrating and sometime there are limit in what you can add on the provided
template. The Drag and drop button also not functioning as well as what we
thought it to be
|
Quite
easy to do. The button and link provided are easy to understand
|
Ease of use (finished product)
|
There
are button in header and link the footer
|
The
button turn colour indicate the page that the user are currently viewed
|
Pop-up ads
|
No.
Only Yola's advertisement at the bottom (one line)
|
No.
Only Wix's advertisement at the top (small button) and bottom page (one line)
|
SEO
|
Good
|
Good
|
Premium package
|
Price
start from $4.95 to $19.95 per month
|
Price
start from $4.08 to $19.90 per month
|
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This is the snapshots of my websites
Overall,
I prefer Wix, since it is fun to edit and the overall result was very
satisfying. As for Yola, I found it hard to build it according to my
wish and I was really frustrated with it. It is also not as colourful as I hope
for and the button also confusing me and sometime I cannot find what I was
looking for.
Thanks
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